Uninstalling IBM MQ MQI client for IBM i

If the IBM MQ MQI client for IBM i must be uninstalled, follow the correct procedure to ensure that all the relevant directories and files are removed.

Procedure

1. Make sure we are signed on to the system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ special authority, for example QSECOFR.
2. Use the Delete Licensed Program ( DLTLICPGM ) command to delete the IBM MQ MQI client for IBM i product (and also the samples if you chose to install them): To delete only the samples, issue the command

   DLTLICPGM LICPGM(5725A49) OPTION(1)
   

   To delete IBM MQ MQI client and the samples, issue the command:

   DLTLICPGM LICPGM(5725A49) OPTION(*ALL)
   

Results

Delete IBM MQ MQI client for IBM i deletes the objects that belong to it - the QMQM library, and the subdirectories that belong to IBM MQ MQI client for IBM i within the /QIBM/ProdData/mqm directory. If that leaves no other subdirectories (for example if the IBM MQ Java Client for IBM i is installed it uses subdirectories there) then the /QIBM/ProdData/mqm directory itself is deleted.

Parent topic: Uninstalling IBM MQ for IBM i